On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:38:31 -0000, "Paul - xxx"
wrote in message
:

IMHO a small 'home' torque wrench, used intermittently and probably without
practice and under less than ideal conditions, can do more harm than good.

I think you are probably right - using Allen keys or spanners, which
tend to be shorter the smaller they are, means it's easy to feel the
point at which the fastener is tight. Tightening a 6mm bolt into
aluminium with a monstrous great torque wrench you will never feel the
thread go up and you won't feel it strip either.

Guy
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